Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Visit family members that don't live nearby. Travel to visit your loved ones and give them the opportunity to see the new baby for the first time. You can go from relative to relative and enjoy a cost-free and worry-free vacation as you enjoy home-cooked meals and give your loved ones the excitement of meeting the new child. Leave the baby with trusted relatives while you enjoy visiting friends, shopping, or exploring on your own. Pack a newborn-suitable car seat, soft music to play on the radio and take plenty of breaks along the road trip to stretch your legs, feed and change the baby.
Newborn-friendly family resorts like The Tyler Place in Vermont and the Santa Barbara Family Vacation Center in California cater to the whole family. At the Tyler Place, staff members provide excellent infant and toddler care so parents can reconnect as a couple. The resort offers infant programs where experienced caregivers watch the children in an infant center and provide baby-stimulating activities like music, movement, books, puppets and more. Santa Barbara Family Vacation Center provides childcare entertainment for children ages 1 month to 18-years-old. Each baby has his own room for naps during the day. Student counselors take care of the babies so parents can rest and participate in their own activities.
When planning a vacation with a newborn, check out Baby Safe Travel on the Internet. The website works with hotel chains to improve infant safety in hotel rooms. You can find hotels approved by Baby Safe Travel. At the hotel, you use the hotel's crib or bring your own pack 'n' play. Bring sheets that fit the hotel crib instead of oversize sheets that might be a risk for strangulation.
Take a trip to the beach and hire a nanny to accompany you and care for the newborn when you need a rest. You can visit Cape Cod, MA, which includes whale-watching, canoeing and bird-watching walks. For a mild-temperature beach excursion with perfect weather for your baby, check out the Oregon Coast, which offers both beach and mountains. Visit the Oregon Coast Aquarium, historic lighthouses and the Sea Lion Caves. You might also want to visit the Texas Gulf Coast. Stay at Port Aransas, Texas and enjoy dolphin watches and sunset cruises.